In informing the wider Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) research programme, the 18-month scoping phase evaluates the needs of users of long-term climate information against the strengths and limitations of current climate science. In so doing, four case studies have been selected in sub-Saharan Africa; these explore real-world adaptation challenges in Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda and Accra/ Maputo (the latter is a combined urban case study).
Although the case studies are ongoing, common factors affecting the communication, use, and uptake of climate information in medium and long-term climate-resilient development can be synthesised from the scoping activities to date.
This newsletter describes the activities undertaken by the case study teams. It also presents a series of lessons learned relating to two areas, i) opportunities and barriers to the uptake of long-term climate information, and ii) ways to improve stakeholder engagement processes around the use of climate science in adaptation decisions. It also outlines recommendations for enhancing the science-policy interface and ways to encourage uptake of long-term climate information.
